Turnover Cost: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, Texas

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers population in Texas, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Texas, United States

$52,300 – $209,300estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $104,660 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in Texas, United States (2025-may), multiplied by the 0.5×–2× cost of replacing an employee reported by SHRM and Gallup. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the wage, not the cost — the range is a planning estimate, and a real figure depends on time-to-fill, ramp-up, and lost productivity.

How Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers compares in Texas, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
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What this means

For Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, Texas employers record an annual mean wage of $104,660 in May 2025. The estimated replacement cost for one of these professionals is $52,300 to $209,300 using Gallup's 50% to 200% multiple. Your actual cost will vary based on how quickly you hire, how fast a new person ramps up, and what productivity is lost during the vacancy.

Estimated cost of turnover: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Texas, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$104,660$83,466

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